]> http://greasy.com/ocean1/index.html ocean1's Blog en-us © 2008 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:55:56 GMT 30 http://greasy.com/ocean1/missing.html wow this summer sure is passing fast. I write this while watching space chimps at the theater with my boys.. They are growing so fast. I am afraid to blink. We have viseted several area zoos, participated in the great American backyard campout( the boys designed our camp site). Completed the library summer reading program, visited two new state parks, participated in fishing expiditions......I caught the smallest and least amy of fish.....went swimming in lake phone be gone with the I phon ... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:29:20 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/wish.html I captured this rainbow for you as the storms were rolling through.... Make a wish! Sat, 3 May 2008 16:09:35 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/needs___.html Please visit this web site....tell you family and friends, talk about it....share Lisa's story....it may save a life....Please pray that Lisa can be brought home and there can be justice for her family.... findlisastebic.com Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:04:15 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/september_11__.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4v6ERmYGMo For my brothers and sisters.....I am thinking of you today! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:29:17 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/reduce_carbon_footprint.html Reduce Your Carbon Footprint—Use Electricity Wisely Attic Door or Hatch Weather-strip or insulate your attic door or hatch to prevent air from escaping from the top of your house. Insulation Check current insulation levels, and properly insulate a new or existing home. Insulate ceilings, walls, and floors over unconditioned crawl spaces. Vents Attics must be ventilated to relieve heat buildup caused by the sun. If necessary, improve attic airflow by adding or enlarging vents. Basement He ... Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:10:35 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/brooklyn_tony.html BROOKLYN TONY JOKES Brooklyn Tony on Math Lessons: The teacher asks her class, "If there are 5 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on Brooklyn Tony. He replies, "None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot." The teacher replies, "The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking." Then Brooklyn Tony says, "I have a question for YOU. There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream: One is delicately licking the sides of the tri ... Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:44:42 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/stand.html I just love this song....it is a lifetime favorite of mine....m/watch?v=AuT0Zf3kJX0 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:42:58 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/feel_soul__.html I will feel my soul again.... One day when you look at me I will feel my soul again.... When I can hold you....... I will feel my soul again..... when we walk beside each other, no leader, no follower Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:24:05 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/blood_tears.html The blood of a thousand tears..... I remember responding to my first shooting vic...to this day I can still feel it, smell it, and see it as if I am still there. I guess there are moments we ARE locked in forever. More than the death of the victim, I remember and still feel the earth shattering pain of his mother. Her sobs still haunt me. It sometimes is so hard to be a cop, when the instinct is to comfort...to console. Police proceedure can be so cold. For the memory of this 15 y/o child, ... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:01:31 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/court_date.html Early morning day one. Sitting on the hard cold bench outside the court room I watched at the judicial system came to life that first day. I finally got to meet my sons GAL little over a year. He briskly walked by me waving hello, as he went to meet with the GRANDPARENTS who had abused this child. I had all I could do to remain composed. I understood for the first time completly what this was about. I had denied and even argued with those who tried to tell me. I always believed this was ab ... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:52:25 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/preparing_court.html Picking up where I left off with the adoption of my first son....... After receiving a hearing notice in the mail we were left to scramble to find an attorney to represent us. Lucky for us he lived with us for a little over a year and the law states we have legal rights..... Our sons attorney was the GAL that had been appointed to represent him, the very man that thought it would be in his best interest to send him back to the very people who fractured his skull, broke the bones in his leg ... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:21:16 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/respect_office__not_man_.html Hope I did this right Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:45:40 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/days_2.html Yeah, the boys are home for 5 days! Lets hear it for teacher conferences! If the weather would just cooperate! We got up early today and explored the pond and parkland around our house. The morning was very wet raining off and on with a spring chill to the air.... We discovered cats tails plants around the pond that made it through the winter. The boys enjoyed pretending they were magic wands as they waved them through the air, spreading the seeds....my little nature helpers! We morned the ... Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:12:49 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/warm_weather.html It has been a few days, amazing how life can sweep you up and run away with you! The weather here has warmmed a bit allowing much more time out doors. Lucky me, I am weathering my first sunburn of the season! The warmth of the sun is like a big hug and wow does it feel wonderful! Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:10:04 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/50_infants_abused.html (AP) Related Interactive Children In Danger Warning signs, state-by-state child services information and a history of child welfare reforms. Stories Dad Gets 25 Years For Microwaving Baby The Child Abuse Case That Shocked NYC (AP) About 1 in 50 infants in the U.S. are victims of nonfatal child neglect or abuse, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group. The study focused on children younger than 1, and found nearly a third were one week old or younger when the ... Thu, 3 Apr 2008 21:14:56 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/family_court.html Please be patient with my story.... sitting in the hallway waiting to be called into the court room. The day already feels log after the six hour drive. There is so much that just isn't right about this. How was he born this far away, removed from the custody of his mom, moved up 'north' placed w/ extended family, beat nearly to death and still his legal case is all the way down here? Judicial Jurisdiction is usually in the place of the crime...Oh yeah I forgot there was no crime...It is O ... Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:43:28 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/tracks.html Entering the housing project, carefully, all our sences on high....heart beating thru my vest....we're close enogh to hear the shots, they have not been reported.... Creeping up the stairwell,holding my gun oh god was that the echo of my keys? Silent, I must be silent...turn off the radio...they will know we are coming.....I smell the hot cordite ,the hot smell stings my nose,I feel the fear of the pursued.....which way from here....which door....the lights are all broken...cann't see a th ... Wed, 2 Apr 2008 01:17:41 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/day_2.html What a difference a day makes..... The boys are back at school today. I will bring my youngest in after lunch for his PM kindergarten.... He ha a touch of Autism and keeps my mornings busy.... It is real hard for him to change gears and schedule. So today will be a challenge for him. He will do fine as I try to teach him that life is an adventure....and he tries to teach me how ugly it is to control ones life....together, I think we will learn to let go and not be under the thumb of those ... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:07 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/trying.html So much to say...unable to write now....My space has been cluttered.... I need to be here, to sit and to think....to feel, to grow. A place to just be Three short lines...I can breath now...I suppose that is a good thing! Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:01:20 GMT http://greasy.com/ocean1/montauk.html Montauk, place of fulfillment. Being a transplant from the east coast...it is hard for me to find a place where nature can wrap around me and heal me when I am wounded..... In the past eastern Long Islands Montauk Point has been my comfort... The Atlantic Ocean wraps itself around the Island often crashing in violent smashing. Throwing sea water and salt spray high into the air reaching the cliffs standing before the light house...To stand in this fury is such a release, an inner release.. ... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:17:06 GMT